Latest Fact-checks in Energy Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Anonymous GOP critics stated on June 7, 2011 in a web news story: Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson "appears to endorse world government." Jeff Merkley stated on June 16, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Oil companies are able to sell oil that costs no more to produce today than it did one year ago. Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox: "We're going to be looking at $8 billion a day that we're going to be pouring into foreign countries in order to import that make-up fuel that we're going to need to take the place of what we could have gotten out of the gulf." Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: We are looking at "150,000 barrels (of oil) per day less next year, and 200,000 barrels per day less being able to be developed from the gulf the year after" because of the moratorium on new drilling enacted by the Obama administration. Eric Cantor stated on May 20, 2011 in a press conference: Says the United States is "the Saudi Arabia of coal." AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Compact fluorescent light bulbs are "toxic" and "not environmentally friendly." AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "The new light bulbs will cost roughly six times the cost of the light bulbs we now use." Marcy Kaptur stated on May 9, 2011 in an article in Politico: "A gallon (of gasoline) delivered to the front lines for our troops in Afghanistan cost more than $400." Michael Williams stated on April 26, 2011 in a tweet.: "Gas prices have gone up $2 since Obama took office." Chain email stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Next year, "you will be mandated by federal law to get rid of your existing light bulbs." AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "The Democrats have already voted to ban our conventional light bulbs ... in favor of dangerous fluorescent light bulbs." Jim Moran stated on May 5, 2011 in a press release.: "American oil production is at its highest level since 2003." Kathie Tovo stated on May 1, 2011 in “Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.: "Austin Energy is considering its first rate increase since 1994." Gerry Connolly stated on May 3, 2011 in a House floor speech: "America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves." Rob Portman stated on April 26, 2011 in an online column: Drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf and in parts of Alaska will "immediately reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil." Dan Boren stated on April 27, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "A vast majority of the production in the United States comes from small independent oil and gas companies." Troy Fraser stated on April 19, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee hearing.: Says it probably costs more than $300,000 to run for a seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors. Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." Jim Moran stated on February 10, 2011 in a news release.: "Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion." Michele Bachmann stated on March 26, 2011 in a speech at the Conservative Principles PAC Conference: "One. That's the number of new drilling permits under the Obama administration since they came into office." Jon Brien stated on March 22, 2011 in a news release: Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because "residents are paying through the nose for electricity that’s fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on March 22, 2011 in MSNBC's "Last Word": "Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant." Dennis Kucinich stated on March 3, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Due to a flaw in the 1995 Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act numerous oil companies are now drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in federal lands and paying no royalties to the federal government." Bill Kristol stated on March 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Twenty percent of our electricity currently comes from nuclear power plants. I think there are 104 in the United States, two of them around the coast in California." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010. Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed." Fred Upton stated on March 8, 2011 in a letter to fellow Members of Congress: A bill that would halt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would help "stop rising gas prices." Jeff Merkley stated on March 4, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices
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Anonymous GOP critics stated on June 7, 2011 in a web news story: Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson "appears to endorse world government." Jeff Merkley stated on June 16, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Oil companies are able to sell oil that costs no more to produce today than it did one year ago. Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox: "We're going to be looking at $8 billion a day that we're going to be pouring into foreign countries in order to import that make-up fuel that we're going to need to take the place of what we could have gotten out of the gulf." Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: We are looking at "150,000 barrels (of oil) per day less next year, and 200,000 barrels per day less being able to be developed from the gulf the year after" because of the moratorium on new drilling enacted by the Obama administration. Eric Cantor stated on May 20, 2011 in a press conference: Says the United States is "the Saudi Arabia of coal." AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Compact fluorescent light bulbs are "toxic" and "not environmentally friendly." AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "The new light bulbs will cost roughly six times the cost of the light bulbs we now use." Marcy Kaptur stated on May 9, 2011 in an article in Politico: "A gallon (of gasoline) delivered to the front lines for our troops in Afghanistan cost more than $400." Michael Williams stated on April 26, 2011 in a tweet.: "Gas prices have gone up $2 since Obama took office." Chain email stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Next year, "you will be mandated by federal law to get rid of your existing light bulbs." AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "The Democrats have already voted to ban our conventional light bulbs ... in favor of dangerous fluorescent light bulbs." Jim Moran stated on May 5, 2011 in a press release.: "American oil production is at its highest level since 2003." Kathie Tovo stated on May 1, 2011 in “Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.: "Austin Energy is considering its first rate increase since 1994." Gerry Connolly stated on May 3, 2011 in a House floor speech: "America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves." Rob Portman stated on April 26, 2011 in an online column: Drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf and in parts of Alaska will "immediately reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil." Dan Boren stated on April 27, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "A vast majority of the production in the United States comes from small independent oil and gas companies." Troy Fraser stated on April 19, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee hearing.: Says it probably costs more than $300,000 to run for a seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors. Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." Jim Moran stated on February 10, 2011 in a news release.: "Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion." Michele Bachmann stated on March 26, 2011 in a speech at the Conservative Principles PAC Conference: "One. That's the number of new drilling permits under the Obama administration since they came into office." Jon Brien stated on March 22, 2011 in a news release: Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because "residents are paying through the nose for electricity that’s fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on March 22, 2011 in MSNBC's "Last Word": "Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant." Dennis Kucinich stated on March 3, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Due to a flaw in the 1995 Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act numerous oil companies are now drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in federal lands and paying no royalties to the federal government." Bill Kristol stated on March 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Twenty percent of our electricity currently comes from nuclear power plants. I think there are 104 in the United States, two of them around the coast in California." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010. Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed." Fred Upton stated on March 8, 2011 in a letter to fellow Members of Congress: A bill that would halt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would help "stop rising gas prices." Jeff Merkley stated on March 4, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices
Anonymous GOP critics stated on June 7, 2011 in a web news story: Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson "appears to endorse world government."
Jeff Merkley stated on June 16, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Oil companies are able to sell oil that costs no more to produce today than it did one year ago.
Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox: "We're going to be looking at $8 billion a day that we're going to be pouring into foreign countries in order to import that make-up fuel that we're going to need to take the place of what we could have gotten out of the gulf."
Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: We are looking at "150,000 barrels (of oil) per day less next year, and 200,000 barrels per day less being able to be developed from the gulf the year after" because of the moratorium on new drilling enacted by the Obama administration.
Eric Cantor stated on May 20, 2011 in a press conference: Says the United States is "the Saudi Arabia of coal."
AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Compact fluorescent light bulbs are "toxic" and "not environmentally friendly."
AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "The new light bulbs will cost roughly six times the cost of the light bulbs we now use."
Marcy Kaptur stated on May 9, 2011 in an article in Politico: "A gallon (of gasoline) delivered to the front lines for our troops in Afghanistan cost more than $400."
Michael Williams stated on April 26, 2011 in a tweet.: "Gas prices have gone up $2 since Obama took office."
Chain email stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Next year, "you will be mandated by federal law to get rid of your existing light bulbs."
AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "The Democrats have already voted to ban our conventional light bulbs ... in favor of dangerous fluorescent light bulbs."
Jim Moran stated on May 5, 2011 in a press release.: "American oil production is at its highest level since 2003."
Kathie Tovo stated on May 1, 2011 in “Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.: "Austin Energy is considering its first rate increase since 1994."
Gerry Connolly stated on May 3, 2011 in a House floor speech: "America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves."
Rob Portman stated on April 26, 2011 in an online column: Drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf and in parts of Alaska will "immediately reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil."
Dan Boren stated on April 27, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "A vast majority of the production in the United States comes from small independent oil and gas companies."
Troy Fraser stated on April 19, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee hearing.: Says it probably costs more than $300,000 to run for a seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors.
Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia."
Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya."
Jim Moran stated on February 10, 2011 in a news release.: "Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion."
Michele Bachmann stated on March 26, 2011 in a speech at the Conservative Principles PAC Conference: "One. That's the number of new drilling permits under the Obama administration since they came into office."
Jon Brien stated on March 22, 2011 in a news release: Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because "residents are paying through the nose for electricity that’s fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing."
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on March 22, 2011 in MSNBC's "Last Word": "Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant."
Dennis Kucinich stated on March 3, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Due to a flaw in the 1995 Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act numerous oil companies are now drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in federal lands and paying no royalties to the federal government."
Bill Kristol stated on March 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Twenty percent of our electricity currently comes from nuclear power plants. I think there are 104 in the United States, two of them around the coast in California."
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010.
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003."
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed."
Fred Upton stated on March 8, 2011 in a letter to fellow Members of Congress: A bill that would halt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would help "stop rising gas prices."
Jeff Merkley stated on March 4, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices
